Kokonotsu Shikada

The protagonist of this work is a first-year high school student whose father owns the candy store "Shikada Dagashi." He first appears at the age of 15 and is nicknamed "Coconuts." In the story, he mainly plays the role of the straight man.

He aspires to be a manga artist and has decent artistic skills, but his storytelling and structural abilities are still amateurish. He often stays up late drawing manga, which results in constant bags under his eyes, giving him a sleepy appearance. He kept his dream a secret from his family and friends, but later realizes that they already knew about it. His father, Yō, wishes for him to take over Shikada Dagashi, but he has no intention of doing so. However, he has a knack for marketing and does have the talent to be a shop owner. He also has extensive knowledge of candy, and alongside Yō, he is one of the few people who can keep up with Hotaru's candy talks. Despite everything, he has a good-natured disposition and often goes along with Hotaru's eccentricities while providing witty retorts.

Like a typical adolescent boy, he has a keen interest in the opposite sex, often becoming restless at the sight of Hotaru's physique or indulging in risqué fantasies, earning him the nickname "full-on pervert" from his friend Tō. He has a unique talent of being able to make his face look like Potchi-kun, the mascot character of potato fries, for just one second.